Rococo Furniture
ROCOCO STYLE
Rococo was an aesthetic movement in the fine and decorative arts in the 18th century that found its inspiration in nature and fostered an overall lightness and delicacy of form, construction and ornament in interior design. Rococo furniture, while greatly influenced by trends in Italy and Germany, is often called Louis XV style — the movement having reached its best expression during that sybaritic French king’s reign.
The term “rococo” is thought to be a portmanteau of the French words rocaille and coquilles — “rock” and “shells” — organic motifs frequently used in architecture and design of the style.
When it comes to authentic Rococo furniture's characteristics, it is above all sensuous and social. The furniture of earlier eras in Europe had been heavy in every sense; the Rococo period saw the appearance of light-framed upholstered armchairs, side chairs and occasional tables that could easily be moved to form conversational circles.
The signal detail of Rococo furniture design is the gently curved cabriole, or S-shaped chair-, table-, and cabinet-leg. It imitates the bend of a tree limb or a flower stem. In a further reference to nature, furnishings were often asymmetrical and painted white, or in soft, pastel shades. Rococo has become a timeless style, and as the furniture pieces presented on 1stDibs demonstrate, its playful, sculptural forms can provide visual excitement to contemporary, clean-lined spaces.
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Style: Rococo
Friedman Brothers Gold French Rococo Style 45" Rectangular Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Friedman Brothers Gold French Rococo Style 45" Rectangular Wall Mirror. Item features beveled glass, ornate gesso frame, original label, quality American craftsmanship, great style a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Mirror
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XV style bronze chandelier from the late 19th century. This Rococo style ten-light chandelier is cast bronze and has an a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Rococo Style Bisque Porcelain Female Figures
Located in London, GB
Pair of Rococo style bisque porcelain female figures
French, late 19th century
One figure: Height 19cm, width 14cm, depth 10cm
Other figure: Height...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century French Beauvais Floral Tapestry Lumbar Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Antique 18th Century French Beauvais Floral Tapestry Lumbar Pillow measuring 14 x 21 inches.
Excellent condition.
Complimentary Shipp...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
Mid 20th century rococo revival carved walnut chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Carved Scandinavian concealed chest of drawers circa 1940.
Designed in the rococo style with drop down front to reveal 2 fitted birch drawers. Canted corners with applied carvings....
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Furniture
Materials
Birch
Late 20th century hand painted French rococo style wall mirror
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a late 20th century French rococo style wall mirror. This mirror has ornately carved decoration to the frame and has been handpainted with an antiqued patina.
Category
1990s Unknown Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze and Brown Glass Twin Arm Sconces, ca 1900
Located in Barntrup, DE
Pair of French Louis XV style bronze and brown glass twin arm sconces from ca. 1900.
These large, impressive Louis XV or Rococo-style sconces feature bronze arms and a backplate of c...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
A pair of beautifully patinated Candlesticks from Mid-18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
A pair of beautifully patinated Candlesticks in bronze.
Rococo, Mid-18th Century.
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
Mid-18th Century European Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
18th century Polychrome and Giltwood Angel from the ambit of Franz Ignaz Gunther
Located in Leesburg, VA
A large polychrome and gilt limewood sculpture of an Angel in the Manner of Franz Ignaz Gunther, ca. 1770, Munich (Bavaria)
Approximate size: 107 c...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Cast Gilt Gargoyle Tower Bronze or Brass Table Lamps with Shades
Located in Lomita, CA
Gold and gargoyles combine to create an elegant lighting opportunity in this pair of lamps made in Canada. The French Rococo influence is apparent in the gilded cast design and the t...
Category
20th Century Canadian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century, German Porcelain Horse Drawn Sedan Chair & Riders by Samson & Cie
By Samson & Cie
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming 19th-century porcelain figurine group, created by Samson & Cie of Paris, captures the elegance and whimsy of 18th-century European decorative arts. The scene features a...
Category
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Table Crucifix with Porcelain Corpus of Christ
Located in Antwerp, BE
The porcelain white imparts a transcendental character to the figures and this is highly suitable for religious depictions. Usually produced for royal commissions, these figures coun...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Small Maiolica Flower Pots, Ferretti Manufacture, Lodi, circa 1770-1780
Located in Milano, IT
Two maiolica flower pots
Antonio Ferretti Manufacture
Lodi, Circa 1770 - 1780
Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire)
The...
Category
1770s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Maiolica
Pair of Continental Carved Wood Monkeys with Tambourine
Located in Bradenton, FL
Mirror image pair of naturalistically carved figures of a seated monkey's wearing a carved giltwood cloak and turban, perched on a rocky plinth, with his hand out holding a tambourin...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Italian Elegant 18th Century Sideboard
Located in Milano, IT
Enhance your living space with our exceptional 18th-century Italian sideboard. This rare antique, attributed to Northern Italy's craftsmanship, exhibits ornate design with a sophisti...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Frankenthal Group of Playing Children by Johann Peter Melchior
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very amusing figure group modelled by Johann Peter Melchior (1742-1825) in hard-paste porcelain painted in various colours. Composed of five pl...
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Christofle Silver Plate Kettle on Stand in Rococo Style
By Christofle
Located in New York, NY
Christofle silver plated kettle on stand in ornate Rococo style with swirling natural motifs. The stand, which has 4 legged feet, measures an impr...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Rococo-Style Beech Bergere Chairs, Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Pair of Rococo-Style Beech Bergere Chairs, Late 20th Century
mmerse yourself in the refined elegance of these Rococo-inspired bergère armchairs, expertly crafted from beech. Their g...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Antique French Rococo Louis XV Bronze Cherub Putti Andiron Chenets - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Rococo Louis XV Style Bronze Cherub Putti Andiron Chenets - a Pair. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 11" H x 9" W x 18" D.
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Parcel Gilded Console Hall Table
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very good large blue and parcel gilded hall console table,very crisp carvings, in great condition.
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Italian Berrettino Majolica Faience Riser
Located in Milano, MI
An Italian maiolica berrettino-ground riser from 18th century, central Italy, probably Faenza origin. In the central part of the riser a ruined tower is painted within a mountain lan...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Maiolica
Beautiful French Rococo Doré Bronze Six-Light Elegant Chandelier Tassel Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
Beautiful leaves envelope the six candle cups and are gracefully layered throughout this large Rococo doré bronze chandelier with tassel accented center.
Measures: 38" H x 24" W.
Category
1920s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
1750 Venezia Italy Set 3 Green Lacquered Wooden Engraved Chairs with Flowers
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a magnificent set of three Venetian chairs lacquered in light green with a fine polychrome little flowers decoration.
A delicate and refined drawing of polychrome floral gar...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Silk, Lacquer
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Processional Finial Mounted on Honey Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded and hand-painted processional finial with baroque pearls and adventurine and mounted on honey calcite. The piece was originally part of a processional pole...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' with Calcite Crystals and Sphalerite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" mounted with calcite crystals in a matrix of sphalerite.
The calcite crystal cluster with sphalerite is from Elmwood Mine in Tennessee. It i...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
c1870s French Antique Rococo Louis XV Gilt Bronze Crystal Beaded Ceiling Lantern
Located in Opa Locka, FL
This is a spectacular Lantern Fixture. c1870 French Louis XV Rococo form Gilt Bronze Elaborate Crystal Beaded [on all sides] Ceiling Lantern Fixture. The bead work is stunning and co...
Category
1870s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Italian Parquetry Two Drawer Mini Commode with Shell Form Handles
By Lord & Taylor
Located in Morristown, NJ
Vintage Italian parquetry two drawer mini commode, circa 1940s. A serpentine form made from olive wood with lattice inlaid geometric parquetry design. The commode features two drawer...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Metal
Baroque Period Bohemian Wooden Angel Sculpture Fragment
Located in Leesburg, VA
Rococo Period Bohemian Wooden Angel Sculpture Fragment
Anonymous
Bohemia; ca. 1700
Oak
Approximate size: 17 (h) x 7 (w) x 4.75 (d) in.
The present oakwood sculpture, with its cinc...
Category
Early 1700s Czech Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Oak
Large Vintage Lanvin Silk Scarf Pale Blue Butterflies Fruits French
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Large vintage Lanvin silk scarf pale blue butterflies fruits French
Beautiful and rare vintage silk scarf
Very pretty with butterfly and d...
Category
Late 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Silk
Contemporary Rococo arm chair and Ottoman 1990s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Looks like a traditional Rococo style armchair and ottoman . But look again Hand carved and painted with Flowers . This contemporary version is very attractive and well done . com...
Category
1990s Dutch Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Polish Hand Chased Silver Plated Tea Urn Samovar mid 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Copper body tea urn decorated with hand chased brass cast and silver plating. This is pretty rare fire operated samovar of beautiful artisan performance. This samovar can also be use...
Category
Mid-19th Century Polish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel
Painted Wood Beaded Chandelier by Melissa Levinson
By Melissa Levinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand crafted wood & metal painted 6-light chandelier with wood beads and unique carved tassels hanging throughout. The hand painted finish is done over time in the antique artisan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Rococo Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of 18th Century Native American Tobacco Store Hanging Trade Figures
Located in Nantucket, MA
Extremely rare and very special pair of 18th century native American tobacco store hanging trade figures, hand carved in the half round full length figur...
Category
18th Century American Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Unique Blue Caravaggio Fortuny Patterned Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom pillows made with blue & white tones in the Caravaggio patterned Fortuny fabric fronts and a soft blue linen style back. Down filled inserts, zipper closures.
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Ormulu and Chased Bronze Rocaille Clock, Raingo & Frères
Located in Paris, FR
Important Rococo style clock in chased and gilt bronze. This Louis XV style clock has a very fine decoration of moving foliage, flowers and shells. The whole is surmounted by a bouqu...
Category
1870s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Three Chinese Kangxi Porcelain Plates
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Three Chinese Kangxi porcelain plates for export. Qing period, Kangxi reign (1662-1722). Polychrome decoration with floral motifs.
This set of porcela...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Monumental 18th century Rococo Multi-tier Corner Wall Brackets
Located in Leesburg, VA
Anonymous
ca. 1725-50; Italy
Polychrome pinewood
Approximate size: 38.5 (h) x 24 (w) x 16.5 (d) in.
This pair of two-tier monumental corner wall brackets are a unique and interesti...
Category
1720s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Pine
Late 19th Century Circular Serving Tray by Carl Thieme
By Carl Thieme
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century circular serving tray by Carl Thieme, Dresden. Elegant with scalloped molded border accented by laced chain of gilt commas with dashed edge. The reserve is splendid...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Candlestick with Iridescent Ammonite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th Century Italian candlestick base from Tuscany saved from the Florence flood and topped with free formed iridescent ammonite. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was f...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
Italian Baroque Burgundy 6-Piece Living Room Set
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 6 Italian Baroque style 20th c. living room / salon set with gilt wood filigree frames, & burgundy / cream upholstery with embroidered flowers.
Category
20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
1750 Venezia Italy Blue Lacquered Wooden Tray with Rural Scenes and Flowers
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a large and exquisite lacquered wooden tray, with floral decoration and polychrome rural scene, on blue background.
The curved shape of the tray, on the front and on the sid...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Mahal Square Carpet
Located in Katonah, NY
:: Scrolling oversized serrated leaves and arabesques paired with wreath design elements with hints of rococo stylization. Colors and shades include: An...
Category
1920s Persian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
19th C. French Carved Beached Walnut Standing Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. carved wood Louis XV style French standing lamp. The lamp has a tripod base and sits on beautifully carved paw feet. The base is also decorated with carved flowers, acanthu...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
20th Century French Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming mid-20th-century lamp is crafted from painted wood and adorned with polychrome floral decorations and gilded accents, exuding vintage charm and artisanal elegance. The ...
Category
20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Dramatic Carved Giltwood Italian Bombay Chest Commode by Invincible
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very dramatic gilt finish ornately carved Rococo commode having handles that are sculpted parts of the drawer fascades. Curved cabriole legs and hand painted finish with two smaller ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Spolvero Rococo Print on Canvas with an Antique Frame with Red Rubies
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with an antique red frame and adorned with red ruby stones.
Spolvero is an artistic method of transferrin...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
Royal Dux. Rococo Couple in Hand-Painted Porcelain, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Dux. Rococo couple in hand-painted porcelain.
1940s.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
The woman measures: 21.0 x 13.0 cm.
The man measures: 22.0 x 9.0 cm.
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Mecca Candlestick with Phantom Quartz & Chalcedony Rosettes
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian mecca gold leaf candlestick with a red phantom crystal quartz point encased in Italian antique metal petal drip pan tray. The candlestick is decorated with chalcedony rosettes which are crystallized flower formations that are formed under the earth. The candlestick sits on a matrix encrusted with chalcedony rosettes on a coordinating distressed black marble base. The 18th century Italian candlestick is originally from a church in Coreglia Ligure.
Interi works to both preserve and transform Italian ecclesiastical antiquities. The mecca candlestick, red phantom quartz...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble, Rock Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Gold Leaf
Large French Gilt Bronze Five Arm Candelabra
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A large and ornate solid gilt bronze five-arm candelabra, with finely chiseled detailing in the Rococo style. Each of the five arms takes the form of scrolled acanthus leaves, and te...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Dutch Delft De Lampetkan Blue and White Cabinet Plate Tullips
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Large Dutch Delft cabinet plate - Delftware plate
Material: Delft, earthenware , pottery, tin glaze
Design: De Lampetkan
Producer: De Lampetkan also known as De Porceleyne Lampetk...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery, Delft
Antique 18th Century Creamware Covered Box Made circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer this sweet 18th-century English creamware covered box decorated with well-painted sprigs of flowers on the cover and along the sides of the circular box (see ...
Category
1780s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Creamware
Portuguese Sculpture of Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This Portuguese sculpture of Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição is a captivating religious piece, crafted in plaster with delicate attention to detail. The figure depicts the Virgi...
Category
Late 19th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Plaster
An Italian Rococo Style Butter-yellow Painted Bombe Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
the shaped faux marble top above a bombe-form case fitted with 2 drawers over 2 doors all raised on cabriole legs; the whole painted with foliate vines and floral garlands on a muted...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Black Skull Marble Table by John Bizas limited Edition 1/8
Located in Paris, France
The black Skull table is a limited edition of 8, designed and produced in Italy by the artist John Bizas.
Its design following some of the rococo style p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of Spanish Rococo Mini Sized Mirrors in Giltwood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of rococo mini sized mirrors, giltwood, gold leaf, Spain, 1930s
These two small scale Rococo style round mirrors feature carved gold gilt frames.
Unusual pieces due to their si...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century South European Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Wonderful 18th Century South European walnut commode.
Most probably Italian from the mid-18th Century.
Fabulous carved detail to each drawer and sides. With all the original brass ha...
Category
Mid-18th Century European Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Octagonal Chinese Porcelain Plates
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This pair of octagonal plates for export features refined polychrome decoration of Chinese origin, dating back to the export period of the Qing period (18th century).
The decor is e...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Circa 1735-55 French Rococo Period Commode from Provence
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1735-55 French Rococo period commode from Provence. Walnut. Serpentine front; two drawers with triple asymmetrical shaped, molded cartouches; pierced, carved apron ending in we...
Category
1730s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Rococo furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rococo furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Interi, Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kändler, and Europa Antiques. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $18 and tops out at $425,000 while the average work can sell for $3,793.
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